news

[nooz, nyooz]

noun

(usually used with a singular verb)

1. a report of a recent event; intelligence; information.

   His family has had no news of his whereabouts for months.

2. the presentation of a report on recent or new events in a newspaper or other periodical or on radio or television.

3. such reports taken collectively; information reported.

   There's good news tonight.

4. a person, thing, or event considered as a choice subject for journalistic treatment; newsworthy material.

5. newspaper.

6. newscast.

news

/ njuːz /

noun

1. current events; important or interesting recent happenings

2. information about such events, as in the mass media

3. 1. a presentation, such as a radio broadcast, of information of this type

      the news is at six

   2. ( in combination )

      a newscaster

4. interesting or important information not previously known or realized

   it's news to me

5. a person, fashion, etc, widely reported in the mass media

   she is no longer news in the film world

Other Word Forms

• newsless adjective
• newslessness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of news¹

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English newis, plural of newe “new thing, novelty”; modeled on Middle French noveles (plural of novele ), or Medieval Latin nova (plural of novum ); new, novel ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of news¹

C15: from Middle English newes, plural of newe new ( adj ) on model of Old French noveles or Medieval Latin nova new things

Idioms and Phrases

see bad news; break the news; no news is good news.

Example Sentences

“The American people provided him a mandate to run the executive branch, including the U.S. attorney’s office and I look forward to serving at the pleasure of the president,” he said during a news conference.

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Weeks after news of the scandal broke, ABC News parted ways with both Holmes and Robach.

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Gen. Rob Bonta, who sponsored the bill, said in a news release.

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"When I heard about the fire, I came running. But I still haven't found her....I just want my daughter back," he told Reuters news agency.

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But recent videos that have emerged of her cursing at a staff member and growing prickly during a television news interview have prompted renewed concerns about her temperament.

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Related Words

• account 
• information 
• intelligence 
• report 
• tidings 
• word